# Lobos Creek

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**Lobos Creek** (from the [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language) for [sea lion](/source/Sea_lion), *lobo marino* — literally, "sea wolf") is a [stream](/source/Stream) in the [Presidio of San Francisco](/source/Presidio_of_San_Francisco) in [San Francisco, California](/source/San_Francisco,_California).[2][3]

## Overview

Lobos Creek runs from runoff in the Presidio and Seacliff areas and underground seepage from springs that form [Mountain Lake](/source/Mountain_Lake_Park) to the Pacific Ocean, marking the division between [Baker Beach](/source/Baker_Beach) and [China Beach](/source/China_Beach,_San_Francisco).[2][3] Conservation and restoration efforts are under way to remove invasive vegetation and improve water flow, in addition to deculverting.[4]

Lobos Creek is the Presidio's primary source of potable water. About a million gallons per day—half the average flow of the creek—is diverted to a water treatment facility in the Presidio.[5]

## Notes

1. Kamiya, Gary. ["A Walking Tour of San Francisco's Hidden Waters"](https://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/walking-tour-of-san-franciscos-hidden-waters). *San Francisco Magazine*. Modern Luxury. Retrieved 2014-03-28.

1. [Museum of California Creeks Map](http://www.museumca.org/creeks/SFTopoCreeks.html), access date December 31, 2008

1. [Museum of California](http://www.oaklandmuseumofcalifornia.net/creeks/1680-RescLobos.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110723231439/http://www.oaklandmuseumofcalifornia.net/creeks/1680-RescLobos.html) 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine, Lobos Creek Watershed Map, access date December 31, 2008

1. [Splashes with Wolves: Lobos Creek is S.F.'s last open waterway](https://archive.today/20121217180829/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/05/31/HO290478.DTL&hw=Lobos+Creek&sn=002&sc=854), San Francisco Chronicle, by Geoffrey Coffrey, May 31, 2003, access date December 31, 2008

1. ["Water Conservation"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100527140119/http://www.presidio.gov/nature/sustainability/water.htm). The Presidio Trust. Archived from [the original](http://www.presidio.gov/nature/sustainability/water.htm) on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2010.

## External links

- [google maps](https://maps.google.com/maps?q=lobos+creek&ie=UTF8&ll=37.789964,-122.478826&spn=0.00758,0.013819&t=h&z=16&g=lobos+creek&iwloc=addr)

## See also

- [List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area](/source/List_of_watercourses_in_the_San_Francisco_Bay_Area)

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